New Jersey A1745 allows municipalities and school boards to adopt ranked-choice voting for local elections.
New Jersey A1745, the "Municipal and School Board Voting Options Act," allows municipalities and school boards to adopt ranked-choice voting for local elections. Ranked-choice voting allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference, with ballots counted in rounds and votes transferred according to voter preferences. The instant runoff method is used for single-winner races, while the single transferable vote method is used for multi-winner races. The bill defines the terms necessary for implementing these methods and the manner of counting the votes and declaring elected candidates.
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